List of top 25 singles for 1998 in Australia

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The following lists the top 100 singles of 1998 in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) End of Year singles chart.[1]

"The Cup of Life/María" by Ricky Martin was the biggest song of the year, peaking at #1 for six weeks and staying in the top 50 for 27 weeks.[2] The longest stay at #1 was by Aerosmith with "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" which spent nine weeks at the top spot.[3]

# Title Artist Highest pos. reached weeks at No. 1
1. "La Copa De La Vida (The Cup of Life) / Un, Dos, Tres (María)" Ricky Martin 1 6 [nb 1]
2. "It's Like That" Run DMC vs. Jason Nevins 1 1 [nb 2]
3. "Iris" Goo Goo Dolls 1 5[5]
4. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" Aerosmith 1 9[nb 3]
5. "Never Ever" All Saints 1 7[6]
6. "Second Solution / Prisoner of Society" The Living End 4
7. "Crush" Jennifer Paige 1 2[7]
8. "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) / Redundant" Green Day 2
9. "You're Still the One" Shania Twain 1 4[8]
10. "From This Moment On" Shania Twain 2
11. "High" Lighthouse Family 1 1[9]
12. "All My Life" K-Ci & JoJo 1 1[10]
13. "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" Pras feat. Mýa 2
14. "My Heart Will Go On" Celine Dion 1 4[11]
15. "5, 6, 7, 8" Steps 1 1[12]
16. "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" The Offspring 1 6[nb 4]
17. "The Boy Is Mine" Brandy & Monica 3
18. "Last Thing on My Mind" Steps 5
19. "Lollipop (Candyman)" Aqua 3
20. "Doctor Jones" Aqua 1 7[nb 5]
21. "Rollercoaster" B*Witched 1 2[15]
22. "Finally Found" Honeyz 3
23. "Viva Forever" Spice Girls 2
24. "If You Could Read My Mind" Stars on 54 3
25. "When the Lights Go Out" Five 2
26. "C'est la Vie" B*Witched 6
27. "Together Again" Janet Jackson 4
28. "As Long as You Love Me" Backstreet Boys 2
29. "Buses and Trains" Bachelor Girl 4
30. "You Sexy Thing" T.Shirt 6
31. "Everybody Get Up" Five 5
32. "All I Have to Give" Backstreet Boys 4
33. "I'll Never Break Your Heart" Backstreet Boys 10
34. "Horny '98" Mousse T. feat. Hot 'n' Juicy 13
35. "This Is How We Party" S.O.A.P. 7
36. "Music Sounds Better with You" Stardust 4
37. "Torn" Natalie Imbruglia 2
38. "Life" Des'ree 8
39. "Stop" Spice Girls 5
40. "Kung Fu Fighting" Bus Stop 15
41. "Cherish Pappa Bear 7
42. "Big Mistake" Natalie Imbruglia 6
43. "Believe" Cher 1 5
44. "Frozen" Madonna 5
45. "Under the Bridge" All Saints 5
46. "Tubthumping" Chumbawamba 1 3
47. "You Make Me Wanna..." Usher 6
48. "The Way" Fastball 14
49. "Thank U" Alanis Morissette 15
50. "Turn Back Time" Aqua 10
51. "Fight for Your Right (To Party)" N.Y.C.C. 12
52. "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" Will Smith 6
53. "Brick" Ben Folds Five 13
54. "The Impression That I Get" The Mighty Mighty Bosstones 11
55. "Sweetest Thing" U2 6
56. "Twisted (Excuse Me)" Wayne G 19
57. "Ray of Light" Madonna 6
58. "Sway" Bic Runga 10
59. "Sex and Candy" Marcy Playground 8
60. "No Matter What" Boyzone 5
61. "Pash" Kate Ceberano 10
62. "Come with Me Puff Daddy feat. Jimmy Page 10
63. "Gotta Be...Movin' on Up" P.M. Dawn feat. Ky-Mani 13
64. "The Unforgiven II" Metallica 9
65. "Casanova" Ultimate Kaos 18
66. "I Wanna Be the Only One" Eternal 10
67. "Polyester Girl" Regurgitator 14
68. "Outside" George Michael 13
69. "Crush on You" Aaron Carter 9
70. "When You're Gone" Bryan Adams 4
71. "One Week" Barenaked Ladies 16
72. "I'm Your Angel" Celine Dion & R. Kelly 31
73. "All Cried Out" Allure 11
74. "Ladidi Ladida" S.O.A.P. 15
75. "Too Much" Spice Girls 9
76. "Fuel" Metallica 2
77. "Cruel" Human Nature 14
78. "The Things I Love in You" Cold Chisel 10
79. "When You Believe" Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston 13
80. "Pushing Buttons" Grinspoon 13
81. "Turn the Page" Metallica 11
82. "Feel It" The Tamperer featuring Maya 19
83. "Too Close" Next 12
84. "Weird" Hanson 12
85. "I Know Where It's At" All Saints 12
86. "Coco Jamboo" Mr. President 7
87. "Grease: The Remix EP" Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta 27
88. "It's Tricky" Run-DMC vs. Jason Nevins 15
89. "I Don't Like It" Pauline Pantsdown 10
90. "Cry" The Mavis's 13
91. "Uh La La La" Alexia 17
92. "Now I Can Dance" Tina Arena 13
93. "Jackie" B.Z. feat. Joanne 3
94. "Can't Get Enough of You Baby" Smash Mouth 14
95. "Walkin' on the Sun" Smash Mouth 7
96. "Thinking of You" Hanson 6
97. "Just the Two of Us" Will Smith 27
98. "Because We Want To" Billie 19
99. "Goodbye" Spice Girls 3
100. "Addicted to Bass" Josh Abrahams & Amiel Daemion 15

Notes

  1. ^ "Cup of Life" took fifteen weeks before it reached No. 1 in June, 1998 where it remained in that position for six consecutive weeks before dropping out of the charts six weeks later.[2]
  2. ^ "It's Like That" first entered the charts in November, 1997 and didn't reach #1 until March, 1998. The song stayed in the charts for 37 weeks.[4]
  3. ^ "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" entered the charts in August, 1998 and reached No. 1 five weeks later where it remained for an unbroken nine weeks. The song stayed in the charts for 30 weeks.[3]
  4. ^ "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" reached No. 1 in December, 1998 and remained in that spot for six weeks until January, 1999. The song stayed in the charts for 22 weeks.[13]
  5. ^ "Doctor Jones" reached No. 1 in the last week of December, 1997 and remained in that spot for a further six weeks until February, 1998. The song stayed in the charts for a total of 15 weeks.[14]

References

  1. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Singles 1998". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  2. ^ a b "ARIA Charts - Cup of Life". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  3. ^ a b "ARIA Charts - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  4. ^ "ARIA Charts - It's Like That". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts - Iris". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts - Never Ever". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts - Crush". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  8. ^ "ARIA Charts - You're Still the One". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  9. ^ "ARIA Charts - High". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  10. ^ "ARIA Charts - All My Life". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  11. ^ "ARIA Charts - My Heart Will Go On". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  12. ^ "ARIA Charts - 5, 6, 7, 8". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts - Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  14. ^ "ARIA Charts - Doctor Jones". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  15. ^ "ARIA Charts - Rollercoaster". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.